It's time for another sequential post to get caught up on the goings-on. The Chiefest and Greatest Reason for no blog posts is captured by the picture below. The Mayor spent a week and a half at the beginning of August doing a full structural design/redesign of the shop building. There is much more to the story, but the Mayor's second round of permitting was approved and work has continued on the shop.
There have been some nights of read-out-loud while doing things.
All lined up waiting for the eclipse.
A non-definitive photo of the eclipse, but in one of the lens flares, you can see a mirror image of the early stages of the eclipse.
Given that we didn't get a 100% eclipse, the best part was just to enjoy the odd phenomena, such as "fingernail" shadows.
Walking through the woods to see what may be seen.
The Mayor took Boookie and Ela for their first real bike ride on a trail.
Ela has done some leaf collecting. This is no optical illusion - that is a 3-foot-wide leaf from our neighbor's Empress tree.
Admiring the interior of a new Subaru WRX.
The Mayor atop the shop roof after completing the roof framing and sheathing.
The finished roof, complete with roof venting and a permanent anchor for fall protection. The rains may now commence.
